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Spring will be upon us before we know it and this means Loch of the Lowes is preparing for the season ahead with rising anticipation (and hopes) for the first …
First steps into nature conservation – Could 2019 be your year?
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Paul Anderson reflects upon his experience in 2018 as a Species Protection Officer, monitoring osprey at Loch of the Lowes. “It is 6 am and the Loch is starting to …
Winter Solstice: A time of darkness and light
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Today marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and one of our most ancient traditions dating back over 10,000 years. The name solstice comes from the Latin …
Winter Is Coming
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As the weather turns decidedly more wintery and the last of the autumn leaves are blown from the trees, leaving only their skeleton silhouettes, it’s a good time to turn …
Preparing for our golden anniversary of ospreys at Loch of the Lowes
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In 1969, fifty years ago next year, the Scottish Wildlife Trust finalised the deal to purchase the Loch of the Lowes in Perthshire to to create a nature reserve protecting …
Farewell to Loch of the Lowes
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Unfortunately, it’s coming to the end of my time as a Seasonal Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes. Since April, I have had a wonderful time working with …
What’s that deer?
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It’s deer month at Loch of the Lowes, and whilst some people are deer ID savvy, we get many visitors who struggle to tell the difference between the different species, …
Introducing the New Visitor Centre Assistant
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Hello, My name is Euan and I started working as a Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes in August. I’m working here on a one year placement via …
Bat to Basics
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The Brilliant Bats talk and walk on Sunday 2nd kick-started our bat month at Loch of the Lowes. On our walk and from the hide we managed to see and …
Eager Beavers
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As our osprey family wing their way south we’re also coming to the end of our season of People’s Postcode Lottery Beaver Watches here at Loch of the Lowes. These …